door

Meanings

Plural: doors

Noun

• a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
  • "he knocked on the door"
  • "he slammed the door as he left"
• the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
  • "he stuck his head in the doorway"
• anything providing a means of access (or escape)
  • "we closed the door to Haitian immigrants"
  • "education is the door to success"
• a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road)
  • "the office next door"
  • "they live two doors up the street from us"
• a room that is entered via a door
  • "his office is the third door down the hall on the left"
• A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it closed, and a lock that ensures it cannot be opened without a key.
• A building with a door, especially a house.
• Any flap, etc. that opens like a door.
• An entry point.
• A means of approach or access.
• A possibility.
• A barrier.
• A software mechanism by which a user can interact with a program running remotely on a bulletin board system. See BBS door.
• The proceeds from entrance fees and/or ticket sales at a venue such as a bar or nightclub, especially in relation to portion paid to the entertainers.

Verb

• To cause a collision by opening the door of a vehicle in front of an oncoming cyclist or pedestrian.

Synonyms

doorway, room access, threshold

Related Words

gate